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Last week, the British Medical Journal published the surprising results of a new survey of American doctors concerning the use of placebos, harmless vitamins or over-the-counter painkillers that work because a patient thinks they will. According to the Journal, almost half of the doctors surveyed reported that they prescribe placebos two or three times a month for various conditions. However, only one in twenty doctors actually told patients they were getting a placebo. The other nineteen doctors' patients apparently took the placebos thinking they were taking drugs that had been clinically proven to treat their ailments.
Here's the ethical dilemma doctors face: patients have a right to know about their medical care, and it's normally considered unethical for a doctor to withhold information about prescribed treatments. However, placebos work because the patient's faith...Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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By Bob Unruh :: WorldNetDaily
Only weeks after voting for a resolution that "recognizes the Islamic faith as one of the great religions of the world," nine Democrats in the U.S. House refused to vote for a Christmas resolution that condemns the worldwide persecution of Christians.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., was on the list of those who endorsed the statement recognizing Islam, but refused to support the Christmas resolution that noted the holiday "is celebrated annually by Christians throughout the United States and around the world."
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By John W. Lillpop
Radio icon Michael Savage has been in the cross hairs of anti-American wackos for most of 2007. From illegal aliens who should not even be in America, to Islamofascists and their terror cover group known as CAIR, to the leftist nut balls seated on the San Francisco Board of Supervisor, Dr. Savage has been unfairly assaulted, maligned, and abused with impunity.
Because he holds and expresses very strong conservative views, Michael Savage has always been a convenient target for liberals, mostly because of jealousy over the outstanding success that the good doctor has enjoyed in the radio business.
When Michael began his radio career in San Francisco on KGO-AM 15 years ago, he was immediately assaulted by liberal Bernie Ward, also an on air employee of KGO. Ward thought it clever to claim that he could "hear white sheets flapping" during Savage's broadcasts, a childi...Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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